The Very Best of the Island Years

~ Release by Robert Palmer (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Sailin’ Shoes
cover recording of:
Sailin’ Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Lowell George
publisher:
Naked Snake Music (in 1972)
2:42
2Hey Julia
producer:
Steve Smith (70s producer & engineer, mainly Island Records)
recording of:
Hey Julia
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
42:25
3Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley
cover recording of:
Sneakin’ Sally Thru the Alley
lyricist and composer:
Allen Toussaint
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
4:23
4Give Me an Inch
recording of:
Give Me an Inch
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
3:17
5Which of Us Is the Fool
recording of:
Which of Us Is the Fool
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
3:20
6Man Smart, Woman Smarter
recording of:
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
lyricist and composer:
David Kleiber
2:32
7Every Kinda People
recording of:
Every Kinda People
lyricist and composer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
3:14
8You’re Gonna Get What’s Coming
recording of:
You’re Gonna Get What’s Coming
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc. and Porpoise Publishing Ltd. (in 1978)
3:17
9Bad Case of Lovin’ You (Doctor, Doctor)
recording engineer and mixer:
Karl Pitterson
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Benjamin Armbrister and Kendal Stubbs
drums (drum set):
Dony Wynn
electric bass guitar:
Pierre Brock
guitar:
Eddie Martinez (guitar) and Kenny Mazur
keyboard:
Steve Robbins (US keyboardist) and Jack Waldman
vocals:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
remixer:
Eric Thorngren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records (NOT for release label use! A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1979), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1979), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
cover recording of:
Bad Case of Lovin’ You
lyricist and composer:
Moon Martin
publisher:
Bug Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4.653:12
10Can We Still Be Friends?
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
Can We Still Be Friends
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Earmark Music Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
13:38
11Jealous
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Jealous
lyricist and composer:
Jo Allen
53:14
12Not a Second Time
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
Not a Second Time
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
52:49
13Looking for Clues
recording of:
Looking for Clues
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bungalow Music
4:08
14Johnny and Mary
engineer and mixer:
Alex Sadkin
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1980)
recording of:
Johnny and Mary
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bungalow Music, Bungalow Music N.V., Island Music (Island Music Ltd.) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
4.43:56
15Some Guys Have All the Luck
engineer and mixer:
Jack Nuber
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
guitar:
Ken Mazur
recorded at:
The Dominion Theatre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-11-10)
live cover recording of:
Some Guys Have All the Luck (on 1980-11-10)
lyricist and composer:
Jeff Fortgang
4.353:07
16Pride
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
recording of:
Pride
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
53:27
17You Are in My System
producer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
cover recording of:
You Are in My System
writer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System) and Mic Murphy
4:24
18Hyperactive
recording of:
Hyperactive
writer:
Tony Haynes, Dennis Nelson and Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
3:56
19Addicted to Love
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
mixer:
Eric Thorngren
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1985)
recording of:
Addicted to Love
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Bungalow Music, Bungalow Music N.V., Heavy Nova Music, Island Music Ltd., Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (– 2017), Warner Chappell North America Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Canada Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and WC Music Corp.
4.53:56
20Discipline of Love
recording of:
Discipline of Love (Why Did You Do It)
writer:
David Batteau and Don Freeman
3:24
21I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On
producer:
Bernard Edwards (American bassist and record producer)
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Mean to Turn You On
writer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
publisher:
Avant Garde Music Publishing (in 1985) and Flyte Tyme Tunes (in 1985)
43:45
22Sweet Lies — From the Movie Sweet Lies
recording of:
Sweet Lies
composer:
Frank Blair, Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter) and Dony Wynn
43:08
23Simply Irresistible (live)
live recording of:
Simply Irresistible
lyricist and composer:
Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Heavy Nova Music
4:11